The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-14
NEWS IN GENERAL.
DOMESTIC.


The Boston journal says; The state of
Georgia has ~, "A per cent of all her children
of school age enrolled as pupils in her public
schools and the percentage of average attend
ance ON this enrolment is 70,S9 This is
better showing than is made by any other
southern state,
Thomas Edison says no has invented
method of electric communication under
water by vessels at sea, IL consists OF
sounding apparatus to which vibrations will
he impaired by u steam whistle, The Vibra-
tionS will be transmitted through the water
about seven miles, and can be heard by any
vessel provided with corresponding appara--
tus which happens to be within that distance
Peter Hurley of Nanticoke and Tom Hoar
of WilkeSbarre, Pa, fought II desperate
rounds for the championship of northwestern
Pennsylvania, ON the Fourth of July morn
ing, at Nanticoke. The men fought like
hrutes, and Mt the call of the I'D round,
when the faces of the pugilistS had been bat
tered into Jelly and several of their ribs had
been broken, the fight was awarded to Hur-
ley.
President Cleveland has clevcrly and
wisely cleared himself of the st. Louis en-
barrasSnent by Withdrawing his acceptance
Of that city's invitation to visit during the
Grand Army encampment to be held there
The situation has excited varied expressions,
but the current feeling is intense indigna-
lion on the part of the citizens of st. Louis,
and has resulted in new citizens commit
tee, appointed to tender new invitation to
the President to visit the city during fair
week in October, The committee will visit
the President in a body and urge his &C
;eptance of their invitation.
1t is reported from Idaho that n number of
Chinese mining camps along Snake river
have been raided either by Indians or whites
Numerous mutlated bodies of Cinnamon
Ian, 4 81,
found together few days since. 1t is
thought to be the work of white men, who
had robbed the Chinese of their gold dust.
1t is said that the Chinese minister at
Washington has been informed of the out
wage
Supt. Bell says he is doing all in his power
TO expedite foreign mails to and from Boston,
and that Boston importers do not seem to I'M
derstand the matter.
Guy C. Hotchkiss, after secluded life of
~ years in California returns to his family
IN Brooklyn, and becomes the possessor Of
$4,000 600, which his father left
John L. Sullivan is to make tour of Nova
Scotia and then go to England
A rich gold bearing quartz has been dis
covered in Michigan,
The President and Mrs. Cleveland are
spending this week in New York State.
Secretary Whitney sold his "GrassiandsH
estate to two South Carolina gentlemen and
realized profit of $4,000
Archbishop Corrigan has promulgated the
decree communicating Rev. DR.. McGlynn
There is opposition in the Knights of Labor
to the new constitution and the executive of
fcers
-Four Americans were butchered by
ApacbeS i'll the Southwest and there is wild
excitement over their bloody work.
A story which has been widely circulated
concerning marriage Of Buffalo Bill with
Washington woman, and of a divorce is not
true Buffalo Bill never was married but
once, He married Mrs. Cody many years
ago at or near I4eavenworth. She resides
upon Buffalo Bil,s ranch at North Platte,
Neb, and has borne three children. the oldest
OF whom, Miss Arta Cody, is now in London.
"Ostler Joe" has been dramatized, and was
recently presented i'll Deadwood, Oak.
The big strike at Delamater's iron works in
Few York is ended.
Never since the trial of Joe Mackin, the
ballot box suffer. has the United States court
room at Chicago been as crowded as it was to
hear Roscoe Conklmg make his speech in the
great patent suit growing out of the manu-
1acture OF wax paIafine paper. Dignified
judges and attorneys mounted windowslls
and chung to the walls to catch q word from
The great orator. When Conkling began to
speak, the fans that had been in motion all
over the court room were laid aside, and the
silence was unbroken for hours save by his
voice. Lawyers agree that the speech was
the ablest most interesting and most effect
lively sarcastic ever delivered in patent case
Mr.. Conkling receives $4,000 for his weeks
work in Chicago